Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2009-3229
The core server component in PostgreSQL 8.4 before 8.4.1, 8.3 before 8.3.8, and 8.2 before 8.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend shutdown) by "re-LOAD-ing" libraries from a certain plugins directory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.2, 8.2.1, 8.2.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00307.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-8.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36314 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36837 (third-party-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/support/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36660 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509917/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/36800 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3229?
- CVE-2009-3229 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL. Published 2009-09-17.
- Is CVE-2009-3229 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.